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Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity, in the University of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswell of the matter, as of the words: with an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie, in the Vniuersitye of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswel of the matter, as of the wordes: wyth an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, accordyng to thorder appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Day, 1564London: printed by Iohn Day, 1564
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For in war we reprove not the end, but the desire to hurt, the cruelty of avengement, the outrageousness of rebelling, and the lust of bearing dominion. These things saith he, are condemned. For they, which forsaking such vices do make just war, are the Ministers of God and of the laws. The same father against Faustus Manicheus: This order saith he, is to be kept, that the war be proclaimed, either of God, or of Princes, to break the pride of man, and to came the stubborn.
For in warre we reproue not the ende, but the desire to hurt, the crueltye of auengement, the outragiousnesse of rebelling, and the lust of bearing dominion. These thinges saith he, are condemned. For they, which forsaking suche vices doo make iust warre, are the Ministers of God and of the lawes. The same father against Faustus Manicheus: This order saith he, is to bee kept, that the war be proclaimed, either of God, or of Princes, to breake the pryde of man, and to came the stubburne.
Farther, the Soldiers ought to be persuaded, that the war is justly made, and not taken in hand against the word of God: otherwise let them not fight. Neither do I to this end speak these things, because I would have Soldiers to understand the secretes of Princes, but that knowing & wittingly they suffer not themselves to fight against true and just causes. Yet it may be (saith Augustine) that the Prince may make war against his conscience, and yet his Soldiers nothing offend, so long as they obey the ordinary power. For the people must obey their Prince. And in their so doing, it may be doubtful unto them, whether their Prince make war contrary to the commandment of God. But they are excused, so long as they obey their own Prince in a doubtful cause, their own Prince I say, and not a strange Prince. Wherefore those hired Soldiers can not be excused, which having no respect unto the cause,1 but only for money and rewards sake do serve strange Princes. Wherefore Jephthah thus reasoned, as touching the first point of his Oration, we have taken the land by the right of war: therefore thou unjustly requirest the same of us.